• De la Rosa Imports, una tradición en San José

    07/16/2016
    Mario Jiménez Castillo El Observador   De la Rosa Imports es uno de los comercios que cuenta con una gran tradición dentro de la comunidad de San José. La tienda fue fundada hace más de 50 años por su propietario  el Señor Gilberto De la Rosa, q.d.e.p. Desde su...

  • The Golden Luck of the Warriors

    07/16/2016
    Justin Rossi El Observador The Golden State Warriors Finals collapse put a very disappointing end to an otherwise amazing season.  Most franchises would still be getting over such a devastating defeat. Luckily for Warriors fans, they get the ultimate consolation prize in landing the number one free agent and...

  • Immigration Corner

    07/16/2016
      By Raul Ray, Esq. On June 27, 2015, in a landmark opinion, Obergefell v. Hodges, The US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States. Gay and lesbian couples already could marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court’s...

  • Virtual Reality and Environment

    07/16/2016
     Have environmentalists started using Virtual Reality (VR) to further their cause?  Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk  Virtual Reality (VR) is no doubt the hottest thing in electronics and entertainment today, with “immersive” 360-degree experiences increasingly available via the click of a mouse or tap of a screen. And...

  • CA Farmworkers’ Against Pesticides Near Schools

    07/16/2016
    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – About 150 farmworkers’ families and their advocates plan to rally tomorrow in front of the California state PEA office in Sacramento. The groups are concerned with the toxicity of pesticides applied near schools, and say they’ve been waiting for the Department...

  • Racial Profiling Board Meets for First Time

    07/16/2016
    Suzanne Potter California News Service LOS ANGELES – In a week where news of police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota has filled the airwaves, California is taking concrete steps to fight racial profiling – with the first meeting of the new Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory...

  • CA Will No Longer Target Estates of Many Medi-Cal Recipients

    07/16/2016
    Advocates Promote Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Act Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Advocates for seniors are speaking out to draw attention to the Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Act, recently signed by Governor Jerry Brown. It reverses a long standing policy of the state to put liens on any...

  • Social Media And Violence

    07/16/2016
    Arturo Hilario El Observador If Martin Luther King Jr. had access to the tech we have now, how would he use it as a tool to help Civil Rights Movement? How about going back to the 1930’s and the rise of Adolf Hitler? Technology has allowed us to travel...

  • Avocado Ice Cream

    07/16/2016
    NAPS Summer is here! To beat the heat, many folks reach for a cold treat to cool themselves down. Ice cream has always been synonymous with summer, but now the “coolest” of indulgences can be found in a wide array of fun and innovative flavors, thanks in part to...
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